Admissions
Ensign College accepts qualified students without regard to race, color, creed, gender, national origin, age, or disability, provided they have met the equivalent of high school completion/graduation requirements and the ability to benefit; agree to abide by the Church Educational System (CES) Honor Code, including the Dress and Grooming Standards, and are otherwise qualified as determined by College policy through a holistic review. Qualified applicants are admitted based on educational goals and commitment to College policies and standards.
Students who qualify for admission are admitted after reaching age 17. All applicants must submit the equivalent of high school completion/graduation or completion of at least 24 semester credits of college work. The high school completion/graduation equivalency could be any of the following options:
- PathwayConnect completion
- High school diploma earned from a U.S. accredited public, private, or charter school
- International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma
- General Education Development (GED), High School Equivalency Test (HiSET), or the California High School Proficiency Examination (CHSPE) passing testing
- Diploma, certificate, or transcript showing completion of Homeschool program that is recognized by a state as evidence of High School Completion/Graduation
- Completion of secondary education (internationally) - must be evaluated by the International Education Research Foundation (IERF) or SpanTran and determined to be equivalent to high school completion/graduation
Non-native English speakers (domestic and international) must provide proof of English Proficiency.
Admission may be restricted by semester or department depending on College or program capacities.
Admissions Procedures
All applicants will be required to complete an ecclesiastical endorsement as part of their admissions application. Applicants who are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will need to meet with the bishop of the ward where their records reside and a member of their stake presidency.
Those applicants who are not members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will need to complete an initial interview with their own clergy or a local Latter-day Saint bishop and then have a follow-up interview with the Ensign College Chaplain, Jonathan Browning at 801-524-1923 or via email: BrowningJ@ChurchofJesusChrist.org.
Application Materials
Applicants are to be honest and forthright in providing all education history on their application (from domestic and international institutions). Ensign College may require verification of this information and may require additional information, and any student who fails to provide correct information will be denied admissions. All admissions documentation received for an application becomes property of Ensign College and cannot be returned to the applicant. We will discard any international transcripts that are not properly evaluated.
If an applicant has already earned an Associate of Science (AS) or Bachelor’s degree in the U.S., they can only be in a certificate, Associate of Applied Science (AAS), or Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) program. They will not be able to earn a second AS degree. If an applicant has been awarded an Associate of Science degree or Bachelor's degree OUTSIDE of the U.S., and an approved transcript evaluation service has evaluated the degree to be equivalent to a degree received from an U.S. accredited institution, the applicant will still be eligible to apply for any one of Ensign College's Associate of Science degrees or Bachelor of Applied Science degrees.
Visiting Students
Definition: A visiting student is defined as a student who wishes to enroll at Ensign College with no intention to pursue and/or complete a degree. A visiting student is a non-matriculated student, meaning non-degree seeking.
Admissions, Visiting Students:
- Applicants wishing to enroll for a single semester at Ensign College but do not plan to earn an Ensign College degree may attend as a Visiting Student.
- International students living in the United States will not be permitted to see this applicant type on the admissions application as they are not eligible due to federal regulations.
- Visiting students can apply for any open semester.
- All admissions policies, application fees, processes, dates, deadlines, and discontinuance policies apply to the visiting applicant type.
- Prior educational documents will not be required for visiting students.
- All visiting students will have to complete the admissions application, which includes the ecclesiastical endorsement process, unless otherwise noted.
Registration, Visiting Students:
- All academic deadlines and tuition rates apply to visiting students.
- Visiting students may enroll in up to 12 credits per semester.
- Only 1 course taken as a visiting student will count toward an Ensign College degree.
- Courses taken and grades received as a visiting student will be posted on official Ensign College transcripts.
- The program of study noted on the transcript will be visiting student.
- Visiting students who wish to obtain a degree at Ensign College must reapply for admission as a degree-seeking student.
- Visiting students are not eligible for federal financial aid or Ensign College scholarships.
- Visiting students are not eligible for an Incomplete Grade process.
- Visiting students are eligible to audit a class.
- Visiting students will not be assigned an advisor. In the event a student meets with an advisor, the academic requirements in MyEnsign will provide clarity showing no courses linked to their visiting program.
- Visiting students will be included in our headcount enrollment.
Notification of Application Status and Admission
Applicants can track their status and view their admission decision online at application.ensign.edu. Notifications for admission decisions begin on the date listed on our website, ensign.edu/admissions-dates-deadlines, but may take an additional two to three weeks after applicants complete their application.
PathwayConnect Transfer Guide
Ensign College will accept transfer coursework from BYU-Pathway Worldwide for students who completed PathwayConnect. This can transfer as individual elective credit provided the student earns a minimum grade of C- or higher.
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PathwayConnect Course
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Ensign College Transfer Guide
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PC 101: Life Skills
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Elective credit (3)
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PC 102: Professional Skills
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Elective credit (3)
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PC 103: University Skills
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Elective credit (1)
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REL 275: Teachings & Doctrine of the Book of Mormon
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Cornerstone Religion
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REL 250: Jesus Christ and the Everlasting Gospel
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Cornerstone Religion
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REL 200: The Eternal Family
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Cornerstone Religion
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ACCPC 101: Financial Accounting I
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ACC 101: Financial Accounting I
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CSPC 105: Introduction to Programming
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CS 105: Introduction to Programming
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DMPC 105: Intro to Digital Marketing
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DM 105: Introduction to Digital Marketing
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BUSPC 113: Intro to Hosp. and Tourism
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BUS 113: Intro to Hosp. and Tourism
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MCOPC 180: Introduction to Medical Billing and Coding
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MCO 180: Introduction to Medical Billing and Coding
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PMPC 140: Introduction to Project Management
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PM 140: Introduction to Project Management
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